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Josh Billings on Infdelity.s :

Impudence, ingratitude,. Ignorance
AMI cowardice make up the kreed ov in.
Fidelity. s
Did you ever hear ov a mans re-
nouncing Christianity on his deth bed,
and turning infdel?'
Gamblers nor free thinkers haven't
faith enuff in their profession TO teach
it to their children.
No atheist, with all his boasted bra
very, has everyet dared to advertise hiz
unbeleaf on his tumb stun
1t is statistical fakt that the wiked
work harder to reach hell than the right
eous to enter heaven.
I notiss one thing: when a man gifts
into tite spot, he don't never send for
hiz friend, :he devil, to help him out.
I had rather be an ideot than an inf
del; if I am an in6del have made my
self one; if ara an ideot, l waz made
so.
L never hev met free thinker yet
who didn't beleaYe a hundred times
more nonsense than be kan find in the
Bible ennywhere
Aman may learn infdelity from books
and from his a.soshiates, but be can't
from hiz mother, nor from the works ov
God that surround him.
If an infdel could only komprehend
that he kan prove more bi hiz faith than
he kan bi hiz reason, hiz impudence
would not be much less offensive.
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DlnapnoTnted In Love.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 2s-During the
marriage ceremony Of Charles Ills and
Mary Leonard, Friday night, Harry, a
brother of the groom, staggered into the
room with an open razor in his hand. "T
am going to cut my throat he said, land
want you to sss me do it" Then he raised
the instrument, and but for quick action on
the part of a guest would surely have ended
his life. Quiet was finally restored and the
wedding ceremony was gone through with.
The would-be suicide took part in the
merry making which followed. About y
o'clock in the morning he went out but soon
returned and sought his own room. An
hour afterward his mother had occasion to
so into the room and, noticing that his
breathing seemed strange and unnatural,
after trying to awaken him, she called for
help. An empty laudanum bottle near the
table told what was the matter plainly.
Messengers were at once sent for physi-
clan, and a stomach pump was applied, and
after working with the unfortunate man
yearly all day his life was saved. Ills re-
fuses to say why he took the poison, but it
is asserted that he is in love with n young
lady who lives in the country, and that she
will not entertain his suit
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-12-01

There are some pretty love charms in ca
pri. To win q girls heart the lover must
steal hair from her head and tie it to one of
his own. So long as the knot holds firm his
love is returned. This resembles the charm
used oil the sacred hill Of Monte Vergine.
near Naples. There betrothed pilgrims fast
en- broom twigs together with a strip Of rag,
and until the twigs part their love endureS
Rags dutter on every bush along the path TO
the great sanctuary, and married couples
often return there to examine their united
twigs. Ill matched pairs probably scorn to
renew the pilgrimage. LoveSick maids and
men mix drop OF their blood in little
wine and persuade the object of their affec-
tions to drink ii. This is an infalible love
philter. \ man may also win girls heart
by pricling her name upon q fig leaf and let
ting the wind blow it away.-Enslsh Illus
trated Magazine
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ART OF SELF DEFENSE.
Julian Hawthorne's Ideas Concerning the
Use of Fists-Instinct.


1t is difficult to understand how there could
ever have been peri,d in the worlds history
when what has been called the noble art Of
self-defense with the fists UNDERSTOOD was
an art Impractical or unknown. How could
any boy conduct any manner of relations
with other boys without giving and receiving
an incidental bloody nose or black eyea 1t
may be true, as the divine Watts maintains,
that our little hands were never made to tear
each others eyes; but there was never a
doubt in the mind of any healthy and whole
some youth as to what his little fists were
made for The new born babe comes into
the world with clinched fists, in token, doubt
less, of his purpose to take his own part in
that world later on; and it is long before he
outgrows the Influence of that early instinct:
if not. so much the worse for him.
When a boy is insulted, when his rights are
invaded, when he feels himself in danger of
feeling frightened, what is the natural and
proper thing for him to do2 To cryl To run
away and tell mammal To call names! To
smile sweetly and make a polite remark!
trow not! admit that there may be boys
and boys; but the boy who is boy, in any
decent and tolerable sense of the word, that
boy sets his teeth, doubles up his fists, the
blood flies to his face tall ready to be tapped,
and he pitches in. 1t is a fine thing to do,
and to see; it is as natural as eating apples;
and the effect upon the digestion, circulation,
and higher moral qualities generally, is
vastly better.
OF course, in an artificial age, and among
effete nations, there may be boys who are
corrupt and inhuman from their birth; and
such boys may, for aught can tell, act,
under provocation, in either one of the OBJ
iectionable ways enumerated above; or they
may scratch, or bite, or pull hair, or kick
shins. Indeed. now that consult my MEM
ory, and am by it transported to a far dis
tant epoch, when had my abode in the land
of Dante, Raphael, Numa Pompilius and the
pope-in short, when l was in ltaly--l recol-
Iect finding the Italian boys singularly and
revoltingly deficient in the knowledge and
practice of those rules and traditions that are
the birthright of the Anglo-Saxon. They
never used their fists; they used to stand Off
ut a distance and throw stones; they were
wont to express a hope that their enemies
might die of a stroke of apoplexy, and If
forced to close quarters they even scrupled
not to draw their wretched little pocket
knives. That was in the evil days of the
French and Austrian occupation, when the
spirit of the people was broken. Let US hope
that the children of this age are children of
more light-Julian Hawthorne in The Cos
mODOlitan
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the Verdict Unanimous.

". D. Suit, Druggist, ,Bippus, Ind,
testifes: Il can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given reliefin every case.
One man took six bottles, and was cured
Of Rheumatism of 10 years standing"
Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellyille, Ohio,
afirms: 1.-The best selling medicine I
have ever handled in my 20 years ex-
perience, is Electric Bitters" Thousands
of others have added their testimony, so
that the verdict is unanimous that Elec-
tric Bitters do cure all diseases of the
Liver, Kidneys or Blood Only a half
dollar a bottle at Patterson & Sons
Drug Store. St Clairsvilie, o.
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Andrew EIlicott who was L'Enfant'S sub
ordinate in laying out Washington city, and
who managed to supplant him, afterwards
surveyed the line between the United States
and the Spanish colonies in Florida. While
there he met Capt. Lynch, the originator OF
lynch law, Of whom he gives in his manu-
script journal the following account:
capt. Lynch" wrote Mr.. Elicott, ''was
the author of the lynch laws so well known
and so frequently carried into effect some
wears ago in some of the states, in defiance OF
every principle of justice and Jurisprudence.
| had the following details of procedure from
his own lips: The lynch men associated for
the purpose of Furnishing crimes i'll a summary
way, without the technical and tedious forms
of our courts of justice. Upon report be-
ing made by any member Of the association
of a crime being committed in the vicinity of
their Jurisdiction, the person so complained
of was Immediately pursued and taken, if
possible. If apprehended, he was carried be-
fore some member of the association and ex-
a1nir1ed.- If hisansweFsEEere not satisfactory
he was whipped until they were so. These
extorted answers usually involved others in
the supposed crime, who in turn were pun
ished in like manner. These punishments
were sometimes severe, in consequence of the
answers extorted under the influence Of the
smarting whip to interTogatories put by mem
bers of the association.
''Mr Lynch informed me that he had never
in any case given vote for the punishment
of death Some, however, he acknowledged,
had been hanged, but not in the common
way. A horse became their executioner.
The manner was thus: The person to be
hanged was placed on q horse, with his hands
tied behind him. \ rope was tied about his
neck, and its other end, not too long, was
fastened to the limb of a tree over his head.
In this situation the person was left. When
the horse, in pursuit of food or for any other
cause, moved, the criminal was left suspended
by his neck This was called aiding the civil
authority 1t seems almost Incredible" con-
tinues Mr.. Ellicott, ''that such proceedings
should be had, governed by known laws. 1t
may, nevertheless, be relied on. Ishould not
have asserted it as fact had it not been re-
lated to me by Mr.. Lynch himself and by
his neighbors. Ben: Perley Poore in Boston
Budget.
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Insnna Chinamnn Shot.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Nov. ga crazy
Chinaman, named Loe Shun, was travelling
on Denver Sc Rio Grande train to San
Francisco, Saturday, locked himself in a
closet and refused to come out. When he
finally emerged he attempted to stab the
brakeman, who rushed away and secured a
pistol Tho celestial began running amuck
and failing in his attempt to knife a Mrs.
Almond he plunged the blade into the alb
lomen of George Hockstbridge, Of Bunker
vile, Ill The brakeman fred three shots
into the Chinaman who fell to the floor and
died shortly. Hocketbridge is in the hospi-
Gal here and Will die.
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Notice 70 Contractors |
FOR
SEALED PROPOSALS,
FOR
Lighting the Belmont Co.,
Court House and Jail.
AUDITORS OFFIcE,


CtEALED PROPOSALS viii be received at this
y Office until II o'clock, NJ December Is, 1887, for
furnishing the New Court House and Jail with an
electric light plant, of the incandescent sysom the
dynamo to be located at the Boiler House and driven
by power, provided for in the bid. Bidders propos-
ing to any of the power at the boiler house must
80 state in their proposal.
Also, at the same time and place, scaled proposals
will be received for furnishing gas machine, put
ting in and connecting up said machine with the gas
pipe system already the Court House., and ready
TO connect with the Jail when built, and the boiler
house.
Proposals must be accompanied with full plans
descriptions and specifications, and must include all
things necessary to put in and complete the appara-
tus ready for Bids must be accompanied by a
good bond-equal to 25 per cent of same-condition-
ed that, If the work is awarded, contract will be
entered into and satisfactory bond given for the
faithful performance of the work.
Commissioners reserve the right to reject any OF
all bids.
BY order Of the Commissioners.
II. K. BARRETT, Auditor.
November II, 1Ss7.-iw
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LITTLE Bobby Speaks.

Young Minister making an evening CALI
Il am sorry, Mrs. Hendricks, to learn that
Miss Clara is spending the evening out.
Bobby (who had been allowed to sit up a
little later on the express condition that he
was to bo seen, not heard)-Yes, Mr.. White
choker, Clara told Mr. Featherly when they
started that she thought you would be sorry.
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Excessive Cigarette Smoking.

The unusually largo number of young men
who have been committed to the state insane
asylum of Michigan in the last year and a
half has led to the discovery that almost all
Of them smoked cigarettes to excess. In
many cases it is said to be absolutely certain
that cigarette smoking was the cause of the
insanity. 1t is also reported that promi-
nent society young man in Detroit has been
made deaf by cigarette smoking York
Sun
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Tbs Western Settlers Chosen specif

IQ5 w W6SLSrn SoLCler GlOSe1 Specln
With every advance Of emigration in
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Newly peopled regions are frequently
less salubrious than older settled local
tiles, on account of the miasma which
arises from recently cleared land, par
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are subject to freshets. The agricultural
or mining emigrant soon learns, when
he does not already know, that the Bit
ters afford the only sure protection
against malaria, and those disorders of
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climate changes, exposure, aud unac-
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subject him. Consequently, he places
an estimate upon this great household
specific and preventive commensurate
with its intrinsic merits. and is careful
to keep on hand restorative and pro-
moter of health so implicitly to be relied
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MARBLEHEAD, MasA, Nov. 2S-Ths cut
ters in B. E Cole s. Company's shoe factory,
struck Saturday against a new price list,
which reduced prices about 10 per cent on
certain clzsses of work. The lady stitchsrs
who are also affected by the reduction, will
work to-day, and hold meeting this
evening, to decide what course to pursue.
The firm has done the largest business Of
any in town for two years About seven
hundred operatives will be thrown out un-
less the trouble can be settled
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THE RED-HEADEDG GIRL
She ha1 4 red head

Aurora tip toed on the mountain ton
the rosy finger OF dawn. the tomato bne
/ That brick dust artist strews througb
his richest and warmest sunsets. tbe
vermillo rhinal paint that Joy dfstrib.
utor scatters over an innocent and nm
conscious town-GOre of these could he.
gin to compare with the conhagrafor,
plume that waved above the brain boy
OF Miss Mamie Navarro. It was an ori-
famine that could not be mistaken. Or
dinary red heads were pale and insirni-
ficant alongside of it. And when the
sun allowed its recreant rays to plav
among the tossed and tangled fiery
threads the picture that fiddling Nero
beheld when he feasted his eve and snul
on burning Rome was mere ten cent
panorama in comparison.
Nannie's head was reddar than a fire
alarm box. It shOne above a blne silk
dress ike an auction flag waving gavly
over n job lot of marine Vows in chilly
picture gallery. 1t was so rod that it
kept her brain in constant fever. and
she had to sprinkle it three times day
TO keep it from scorching her simmer
millinery.
Otherwise. however, it never troubled
her. and having worn il and carried it
aropnd in the same wav from her ear
liest infancy, she had grown accustom-
ed to if. and would have h-en amazed.
if not Mortified. had she awakened any
morning and discovered that the color
had changed to snowy white or a deep
raven winged black. During her child
hood she had heard it frequently refer
red to in an irritating way by compan-
ions of her own age She had heard the
piping voice Of the virulent small boy
ringing through the welkin with the
penetrating information that ''her hair
was on fire." and the same gentle. but
CALLING tones had reached her ears in
semi musical chunks which had sound
like this:
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NO MORE WATCHING AND WAITING.

Tonight as 1 walk on the lonely shore,
And list to the mournful surge's beat,
l think Of the music that falls on your ear,
OF the beautiful blossoms that lie at your feet.
And 'tis joy to know that no grief Of mine
Can darken a brow so bright and fair;
Yet sometimes fancy my spirit can feel
A CLEAN from the glorious radiance there.
boat will lie shortly on yonder wave,
The boatman be drawing toward the shore;
His call Of warning soon shall hear,
And the soft, low splash of his ready oar.
He will bear me safely, his arm is strong,
Till the walls of the golden gate see;
And when reach it your task is done.
There is no more watching and waiting for me.
The Argosy.
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They tell of n man in one of the West
ern States who goes through the coun-
try gathering cream, and when he has
secured the proper quantity returns
home. On the way he connects the
churning gear, and as he drives along
the churning goes on, and when he ar
rives there is nothing to do Int take
outtthe butter and draw off. the butter
milk.
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Wisconsin huntors claim to have seen
snake 60 feet long in one of the lakes
in that state II Wisconsin hunters
provisioned themselves with Milwaukee
beer instead of Peoria whisky they
wouldn't see such things.
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A PHILADELPHIA saloonist attracts Gus

A PHILADELPHIA saloonist attracts GUS
tom N the following singular manner:
4 cage is placed upon tho counter, into
which two turkeys are placed. Under
the floor of the cage, which is of iron,
= FIRE is built, which, warming the floor,
causes tho birds to dance and eaper
about. These dancing turkeys" are a
great attraction.
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BosroS, Nov 2s-Manager John Ststson,
of the Globe theater, had g, 200 worth Of
jewelry and diamonds stolen from his
apartments early Sunday morning by an
unknown thief
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Three Children Drowned.

MORRISON, H., Nov. 2S.-Three children
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. White, Lille, aged
twelve years; George, aged fifteen years,
and Charles, aged eight years, were play
ing with their sleds on the thin ice on Rock
creek, when Charles broke through, George
ran to his assistance, and in his efforts to
rescue the drowning boy he also went under
the ice Their sister Lille then made q
frantic attempt to save her two brothers
and all three were drowned The bodies
were recovered after being in the water
about an hour.
\ Composite Etching.
Wife-Did You pay much for this etchingl
1t isn't an artists proof.
Husband-Oh, yes, it is.
Wifc-Well, it looks very blurred and in
distinct
Husband-Oh, they're all tho SO now.
That's one Of those composite etchirgs you
read of so much in the magazines nowadays.
Detroit Free Press.
A Valuable Preparation.
An ingenious fellow is travelling through
Pennsylvania selling "a valuable preparation
warranted to polish tinware." This valuable
preparation is wood ashes, which he begs
from the farmers along the road, Sits, puts
up in neat boxes and sells for quarter q
hox-New York sun.